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i mean, bill clinton went through -- he was keel hauled. >> yeah, yeah. >> this guy get a single side note. >> just a pesky asterisk. but, you know, politicians and presidents for years in washington have been using david petraeus as cover. if you can get underneath -- >> republicans said that name over and over. >> wrap yourself in the petraeus flag and you got immunity from almost anything. >> what is president obama worried about petraeus? >> i think it's -- i think he's being gracious now. i think maybe buyer's remorse, some people once you get into the details of this whacky situation, they're thinking maybe he should have stuck with him, maybe everything moved too fast, maybe he's -- he did what he did but maybe he's the victim -- >> before you jump to that, and i am -- the older i get the more leaning i get towards these -- >> meaning -- >> if it got out he had this affair with the reporter and also got out that the president knowing about it had kept him in office, what would that have been like? >> that would have been bad. the only way you can do this is if you make a clean
i mean, bill clinton went through -- he was keel hauled. >> yeah, yeah. >> this guy get a single side note. >> just a pesky asterisk. but, you know, politicians and presidents for years in washington have been using david petraeus as cover. if you can get underneath -- >> republicans said that name over and over. >> wrap yourself in the petraeus flag and you got immunity from almost anything. >> what is president obama worried about petraeus? >> i think...
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and now you've got bill clinton out there, you know, he's a -- i don't think bill clinton is particularly tied into this white house. all indications are that he and president obama don't have a very close relationship. >> he's not. >> so, you know, you can't -- this is not exactly a terribly controversial statement. i mean, he has held his tongue for the last three years. he hasn't given obama too much trouble. even when he wrote a book recently on what to do about the economy, which had some subtle jabs at the white house, it wasn't so bad. so i don't know. this is a little overblown. you've got to give clinton some credit for keeping his mouth shut, which must be very difficult under the circumstances. >> but that seems like a statement from somebody who doesn't have a political dog in the fight. this does seem like sort of a common sense solution, like, oh, yeah, why didn't everybody think about that before? and the reason is because each side had their bases to play to, and this became about nothing but politics. and a democratic congressman mentioned to me, do you know this oil will
and now you've got bill clinton out there, you know, he's a -- i don't think bill clinton is particularly tied into this white house. all indications are that he and president obama don't have a very close relationship. >> he's not. >> so, you know, you can't -- this is not exactly a terribly controversial statement. i mean, he has held his tongue for the last three years. he hasn't given obama too much trouble. even when he wrote a book recently on what to do about the economy,...
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e esenaihiara ved haye getting osama bin laden features former president bill clinton. so it's very clear that there is a thaw there. they've been competitive over the years. very acrimonious in 2000 # a8 a hillary has been dropping hints that she's considering a run for president in the future and this is clear lay is it tly is sp th atrede omas coizg e fct tt e clto he al ntbud roho h aintrio d tate brd gng rwarthha tir furemit nd sakreprt ris later, she won'p drunk texting me from cartagena. >> obviously, matt, as secretary of state, she won't be out on the campaign trail, but how interesting is it how he's using her any way, right? >> yeah. he's trying to gather the democratic base, the flock all together under the same nr. in y ic nessy, agvendtrg s cy he's patting himself on the back and making sure we don't see ever the photos of osama bin laden's corpse. they are stage managing this stuff and we should recognize that even while assessing positively those aspects of the record that have been positive. >> so that note, matt, casey, steven, great to talk with all y
e esenaihiara ved haye getting osama bin laden features former president bill clinton. so it's very clear that there is a thaw there. they've been competitive over the years. very acrimonious in 2000 # a8 a hillary has been dropping hints that she's considering a run for president in the future and this is clear lay is it tly is sp th atrede omas coizg e fct tt e clto he al ntbud roho h aintrio d tate brd gng rwarthha tir furemit nd sakreprt ris later, she won'p drunk texting me from cartagena....
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he was in bill clinton's white house when we had the big deficit reduction bills. >> left on his own or forced out? >> i think he left on his own after his power was taken away. i think over christmas he thought about what that really meant to him. he's a proud, powerful man. and this makes more sense. it was an untenable situation. it didn't make sense for a white house under seetiege to have someone in the job who wasn't really on the job. >> mike, mark, thanks for waking up early, guys. we'll see you on "morning joe." still coming up, deep down on the bayou, alabama's defense beats lsu. highlights of the historically great defensive performance coming up. >>> on the road with rick santorum, the candidate who became red hot in iowa. we'll follow along with him. >>> also a check on weather. >>> north korea blamed hostility from the united states for its reason of withdrawing from the nonprelive ration treaty and now allowing inspectors back in. though north korea says it has no intention of producing nuclear weapons, the decision is certain to increase tensions in this region. food,
he was in bill clinton's white house when we had the big deficit reduction bills. >> left on his own or forced out? >> i think he left on his own after his power was taken away. i think over christmas he thought about what that really meant to him. he's a proud, powerful man. and this makes more sense. it was an untenable situation. it didn't make sense for a white house under seetiege to have someone in the job who wasn't really on the job. >> mike, mark, thanks for waking up...
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big news from bill clinton today. most of the pain i experience is neck pain that also becomes headaches. i was very skeptical about aspirin. bayer advanced was completely different. it really did get rid of the pain. put bayer advanced aspirin to the test for yourself at fastreliefchallenge.com. >>>. ♪ freak out >> do you hear that? it's a special request from the republican party. panic time in the gop. it's coming up. stay with us. ive. nah. [ dennis' voice ] i bet he's got an allstate agent. they can save you up to 30% more by bundling your policies. well, his dog's stupid. [ dennis' voice ] poodles are one of the world's smartest breeds. are you in good hands? to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announce
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how valuable is former president bill clinton to team obama? both men put up a united front and clinton even appeared in the muchn de aeaatn at b mpgnd. >> i rnedinto mpgn? one of the most despicable things you can do. >> managed to turn it into a partisan political attack. >> is it fair game? we'll pose that question. plus, china he's and american diplomats attempting to diffuse tensions after a popular chinese activist escapes and
how valuable is former president bill clinton to team obama? both men put up a united front and clinton even appeared in the muchn de aeaatn at b mpgnd. >> i rnedinto mpgn? one of the most despicable things you can do. >> managed to turn it into a partisan political attack. >> is it fair game? we'll pose that question. plus, china he's and american diplomats attempting to diffuse tensions after a popular chinese activist escapes and
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i have to ask you about former president bill clinton. let me play you a little of what he said regarding mitt romney's record that you want to go after. let's play it. >> i think he had a good business career. i don't think we ought to get into the position where we say this is bad work. this is good work. there's no question that in terms of getting up and going to the office and basically performing the essential functions of the office, a man has been governor and had a sterling business career, crosses the qualification threshold. >> so he's pushing back on the bain capital attacks as they've been dubbed. he also referred to governor romney's business record as sterling in an interview a few hours ago. one of the first things mitt romney brought up was the praise from bill clinton referring to his record as sterling. how do you react to that? >> well, president clinton is a great leader and one of the best surrogates we have for president obama's accomplishments. president clinton was saying much the same of what president obama and
i have to ask you about former president bill clinton. let me play you a little of what he said regarding mitt romney's record that you want to go after. let's play it. >> i think he had a good business career. i don't think we ought to get into the position where we say this is bad work. this is good work. there's no question that in terms of getting up and going to the office and basically performing the essential functions of the office, a man has been governor and had a sterling...
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this is the obama campaign's new asset, bill clinton. we'll show you president obama's best jokes at this weekend's white house correspondents dinner, and in tonight's rewrite we caught paul ryan in a lie. the republican congressman is lying about his relationship with a right wing political philosopher. we will show you the truth in paul ryan's own words. that's in the rewrite. if you're one of those folks who gets heartburn and then treats day after day. well, shoot, that's like checking on your bgers afr they're burnt! [ male announcer ] treat your frequent heartburn by blointhacid with priloseotc. and don't get artburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill a day. 24 hours. zero artburn. avoid bad.fats. don't go over 2000... 1200 calories a day. carbs are bad. carbs are good. the story keeps changing. so i'm not listening... to anyone but myself. i know better nutrition when i see it: great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. you can'
this is the obama campaign's new asset, bill clinton. we'll show you president obama's best jokes at this weekend's white house correspondents dinner, and in tonight's rewrite we caught paul ryan in a lie. the republican congressman is lying about his relationship with a right wing political philosopher. we will show you the truth in paul ryan's own words. that's in the rewrite. if you're one of those folks who gets heartburn and then treats day after day. well, shoot, that's like checking on...
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this was not when bill clinton was president. it was a primary. bill clinton was seen also as being of the dlc, the conservative wing. he was a southern governor of the democratic party. so it wasn't like mitt was rushing to the barricades to stop liberalism from grabbing the throat of washington, d.c. you're right. it doesn't add up. you have to say, newt gingrich accusing mitt romney of being a fibber is like someone calling donald trump. >> susan, you're using the glove. i personally think he was a moderate democrat, somewhere on the 50 yard line. now he's trying to deny what he was. mitt romney was never a right winger. he was a moderate in the middle. you and i know, susan, tsongas was things for like social security. he was trying to fix the system. why doesn't he brag for once about what he was, a moderate, thoughtful voter trying to do something intelligent. now he runs away from it. >> throughout this entire campaign, he's run away from a lot of his more moderate past. one of the more charitable explanations is that this is someone who co
this was not when bill clinton was president. it was a primary. bill clinton was seen also as being of the dlc, the conservative wing. he was a southern governor of the democratic party. so it wasn't like mitt was rushing to the barricades to stop liberalism from grabbing the throat of washington, d.c. you're right. it doesn't add up. you have to say, newt gingrich accusing mitt romney of being a fibber is like someone calling donald trump. >> susan, you're using the glove. i personally...
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. >>> mitt romney had kind words for bill clinton yesterday, saying a few nice words from bill clinton can do a lot of good, he said. and he joked that he would wait for his clinton bounce in the polls. s on the "tonight show" with jay leno talking about his husband's plans for america's future and she explained to jay how she feels about mitt running for president. >> four years ago i made a deotape and on the videotape, idttis i for you, and sweetheart, i'm never doing this again. >> well, jay also asked ann romney if mitt is a good dancer. she replied he's gotten to be a better dancer. and that's your morning dish of scrambledti elsewhere, missouri republican congressman todd aiken let the deadline to let the senate race pass yesterday without dropping out. he's bound to stay despite pressure within his own party since his lit mate rape comments. last nig on th lor wit lace nn aiken's opponent claire mccaskill says that was clearly aiken's plan all along. >> i think he believes that this is a race that he was chosen to and i think he began this whole process very committed. and you
. >>> mitt romney had kind words for bill clinton yesterday, saying a few nice words from bill clinton can do a lot of good, he said. and he joked that he would wait for his clinton bounce in the polls. s on the "tonight show" with jay leno talking about his husband's plans for america's future and she explained to jay how she feels about mitt running for president. >> four years ago i made a deotape and on the videotape, idttis i for you, and sweetheart, i'm never...
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clinton. the former president has been all over the country for obama. he's lost his voice he's working so hard. here he was in florida today. let's take a look. five stops down there. >> what president obama is saying, look at me, i'm always willing to work with republicans, i work with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with him on the budget. i tried to work with him on health care. and what they say is we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now, that's the message, and you just have to decide whether you think that's a good message. >> there's bill out there. getting all the attention, but it's great. >> he's very popular in florida. i'll tell what you else, bloomberg, he might as well also be the mayor of broward county. there are so many new yorkers who are dual residents. >> they still read "the new york post" because they think it's liberal. >> they still read "the new york post." florida has 22% independents, people who listen to bloomberg and cl
clinton. the former president has been all over the country for obama. he's lost his voice he's working so hard. here he was in florida today. let's take a look. five stops down there. >> what president obama is saying, look at me, i'm always willing to work with republicans, i work with governor christie in new jersey on sandy. i tried to work with him on the budget. i tried to work with him on health care. and what they say is we'll work with the democrats if you put us in charge. now,...
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he has bill clinton. >> pretty good. president obama followed with some comments about his first debate performance before taking a few digs at his opponent. >> everyone, please take your seats, otherwise clint eastwood will yell at them. win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so i'm trying to drink it all in. unfortunately mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. ultimately, though, tonight's not about the disagreements govern are romney and i may have. it's what we have in common, beginning with our unusual names. actually mitt is his middle name. i wish i could use my middle name. some of you may have noticed i had a lot more energy in our second debate. i felt really well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. although it turns out millions of americans focused in on the second debate, who didn't focus in on the first debate, i happen to be one of them. i particularly want to apologize to chris matthews. four years ago i gave him a thrill up his leg. this time around i gave
he has bill clinton. >> pretty good. president obama followed with some comments about his first debate performance before taking a few digs at his opponent. >> everyone, please take your seats, otherwise clint eastwood will yell at them. win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so i'm trying to drink it all in. unfortunately mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. ultimately, though, tonight's not about the disagreements govern are romney and i may have. it's...
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bill clinton. did somebody wild bill in to the rodeo?
bill clinton. did somebody wild bill in to the rodeo?
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. >> but those who cling to their guns and religion, they like bill clinton better. >> bill clinton, he has that touch. >> i agree with that. i don't know how you improve on that. he has that touch they are looking for in the presidency right now. >> he's going to be, you know, the super envoy. he's going to be an incredible job. bill clinton has become a folk figure in america. he's more like babe ruth than a politician. just going as gene said, college campuses in pennsylvania and ohio, or even at the convention just standing there with barack obama, he has a high public approval rating. and his post presidency has bee clinton as secretary of state. so the clintons are very important. they remind people of what a good economy was when the democrats had eight years. >> so well said. so well said. so we're talking about the past, the present and the future. the past looks damn good. great unemployment numbers. a growth. the eyeball. everything was great, right? in fact, when the republicans say restoration, they really mean go back to this guy. go back to -- nobody wants to go back t
. >> but those who cling to their guns and religion, they like bill clinton better. >> bill clinton, he has that touch. >> i agree with that. i don't know how you improve on that. he has that touch they are looking for in the presidency right now. >> he's going to be, you know, the super envoy. he's going to be an incredible job. bill clinton has become a folk figure in america. he's more like babe ruth than a politician. just going as gene said, college campuses in...
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plus bill clinton's gift of gab earns him a not so official new title. we'll explain coming up in scrambled politics. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. >>> some of our big stories, a strange one involving a boston man arrested at l.a.x. during a stop on a flight home from japan. i.c.e. agents say he was wearing a bulletproof vest. flame retardant pants and carrying a smoke bomb in his luggage. and that's not all. this is just some of what else they allegedly found in his baggage. believe it or not, agents don't think he's a terrorist. an investigation continues. >>> this morning the government will issue a warning that thousands of air bags replaced could be dangerous counterfeits. you'll be able to learn if your model is at risk. just go to safercar.gov. >>> new images of a 10-year-old little girl missing since fri
plus bill clinton's gift of gab earns him a not so official new title. we'll explain coming up in scrambled politics. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. >>> some of our big stories, a strange one involving a boston man arrested at l.a.x. during a...
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former president bill clinton was on hand along with new york leaders and nbc's tom brokaw. the monument honors the for freedom speech he gave. words that would become part of the united nations charter. >> we are close to the united nations which he more than any other soul created and which has contributed to avoiding that third world war. we are also close to ground zero which reminds us that we are not yet free from fear. >> here is your first look at other news going on around america. this carjacking caught on tape. the driver is nearly crushed in a philadelphia gas station when a car thief hopped inside his vehicle. the 61-year-old put up a struggle but lost his grip after being dragged several feet. the car was found a few block as way. no arrests have been made. >>> well, take a look at this shocking video. it was captured on the streets of new york city last april. a taxi driver just tossed a passenger out of his cab, then drove off with the car doors open after the man jumped back in. well, the driver apparently became upset when the allegedly drunken man vomited
former president bill clinton was on hand along with new york leaders and nbc's tom brokaw. the monument honors the for freedom speech he gave. words that would become part of the united nations charter. >> we are close to the united nations which he more than any other soul created and which has contributed to avoiding that third world war. we are also close to ground zero which reminds us that we are not yet free from fear. >> here is your first look at other news going on around...
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and bill clinton proposed real health care reform as a candidate in 1992. even though his proposal was defeated in congress, he laid the foundation for president obama's later success. so again, i ask you, where are the big ideas of today's presidential campaign? republican candidates seem stuck on either the same platform they have used for decades or attacks on one another. this isn't good for anyone, including democrats like me. you see, we all benefit when big ideas are part of a primary presidential campaign. the opposing party has no choice but to react, hopefully with big ideas of their own. just like the competitive market place for goods and services, the marketplace for ideas needs innovative participants. the more the better. without it, we the consumers or voters, are left hungry for progress. >> isn't this the natural by-product to the race to the bottom? if power is exchanged by making the other guy look worse than you, the president doesn't have to come up with a big idea for 30 million jobs or energy independence in america. all the presiden
and bill clinton proposed real health care reform as a candidate in 1992. even though his proposal was defeated in congress, he laid the foundation for president obama's later success. so again, i ask you, where are the big ideas of today's presidential campaign? republican candidates seem stuck on either the same platform they have used for decades or attacks on one another. this isn't good for anyone, including democrats like me. you see, we all benefit when big ideas are part of a primary...
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he did that pretty well, as bill clinton did the night before. what i think he missed the opportunity to do was really define his own agenda going forward in a more detailed or grander way. it had a kind of gauzy, goal-setting kind of feel to it, but i still think for a lot of voters, and certainly for a lot of voters who are undecided, they're hungry for more detail. the reason why president clinton's speech worked so well was the degree of lunky, policy-driven detail he got into. i think there were a lot of people out there, especially those who haven't decided yet, who would be happy to see the president be a little more specificer and maybe grander in terms of laying out this is what i'm going to give you in the next four years, than he did last night. >> he talked about creating a million new manufacturing jobs. did we learn anything more specifically that we didn't know? was there anything new in the speech? >> that's what i mean, i think there was little new in that sense. and i think you can talk about, to set goals, we want "x" number of
he did that pretty well, as bill clinton did the night before. what i think he missed the opportunity to do was really define his own agenda going forward in a more detailed or grander way. it had a kind of gauzy, goal-setting kind of feel to it, but i still think for a lot of voters, and certainly for a lot of voters who are undecided, they're hungry for more detail. the reason why president clinton's speech worked so well was the degree of lunky, policy-driven detail he got into. i think...
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a lot going on including questions about the support of bill clinton has been a good thing for president obama in this campaign? plus, the president on leno, addressing donald trump, describing their childhood together in kenya. that clip a little later in the show. >>> first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. we begin with 12 days and counting in race to elect our next president. a new "time" magazine poll in ohio, some people say it all comes down to this state, showing the president leading by five points, 49%-44% among likely voter. big advantage for president obama has to do with early voters. among those who have already cast their ballots, obama leading romney by 60% to 30%, according to "time" magazine's poll. those who have yet to decide, though, 45%-45% in this same poll. today mitt romney's scheduled to make no fewer than three stops in ohio. last night in iowa, another battleground states, 2300 supporters packed an airplane han hangar as he claimed his campaign had all the momentum. >> the obama campaign is slipping because it can't find an
a lot going on including questions about the support of bill clinton has been a good thing for president obama in this campaign? plus, the president on leno, addressing donald trump, describing their childhood together in kenya. that clip a little later in the show. >>> first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. we begin with 12 days and counting in race to elect our next president. a new "time" magazine poll in ohio, some people say it all...
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plus, bill clinton stops by "the daily show" to make the case for his democratic successor in the white house. we'll show you that clip in just a few minutes. but first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. we begin in massachusetts and the first of four televised debates showcasing one of the country's most closely watched senate races. last night republican incumbent scott brown looked to defend his seat taking on democratic challenger, elizabeth warren in a race that could determine which party controls the senate. new polling released this week shows just how tight this race is. the suffolk university survey has warren leading brown by 4 points, 48% to 44% but the boston mass poll has scott brown leading, 49-456789 right out of the gate the candidates were asked about their opponent's character and brown questioned warren's native american heritage. >> professor warren claimed she was a native american, a person of color and as you can see she's not. that being said, she checked the box and she had an opportunity actually to make a decision throug
plus, bill clinton stops by "the daily show" to make the case for his democratic successor in the white house. we'll show you that clip in just a few minutes. but first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. we begin in massachusetts and the first of four televised debates showcasing one of the country's most closely watched senate races. last night republican incumbent scott brown looked to defend his seat taking on democratic challenger, elizabeth...
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bush an bill clinton. >>> nuenough with the real news. let's talk about binders and as they relate to women. the school supply not to be confused with the trapper keeper is gaining notoriety and fame after mr. romney responded to a question about inequality for women in the workplace. governor romney recalled the time he was selecting cabinet members while governor of massachuset massachusetts. >> i mad thad the chance to pul together the cabinet and all the applicants seemed to be men. and i went to my staff and said how come all the people for these jobs are all men. they said these are the people that have the qualifications. and i said, gosh, can't we find some women that are also qualified? and so we took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet. i went to a number of women's groups and said can you help us find folks and they brought us whole binders full of women. >> binders full of women. that comment became one of the most single most tweeted comment
bush an bill clinton. >>> nuenough with the real news. let's talk about binders and as they relate to women. the school supply not to be confused with the trapper keeper is gaining notoriety and fame after mr. romney responded to a question about inequality for women in the workplace. governor romney recalled the time he was selecting cabinet members while governor of massachuset massachusetts. >> i mad thad the chance to pul together the cabinet and all the applicants seemed to...
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. >> before that event the president joined former president bill clinton at the beverly hills home of jeffrey castenberg. a private meeting with democratic donors. he ended the night with 150 supporters who paid $25,000 each to dine with the president. >>> ven nez wail len president hugo chavez has won a third term in the contest that threatened his 14-year rule. he was declartd the winner by a 54-44% margin. it keeps chavez in power until 2019. if his health holds up the...
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this is not an election about mitt romney, it's about bill clinton. the killing of unites americans, terrific ad by bill clinton that is not the top issue. it's what is happening to the jobless rates, can people afford a college education and home. we talk about it being six months to the election, the fact is in this period of time in the spring and early summer when attitudes about the candidates get set and harder and harder to change. we saw that in 1996 when the clinton campaign defined bob dole before he had a chance to define himself, that never got close. this is a period when i think we will see an onslaught of ads trying to tear down the other guy. >> you also wonder and taking off on karl rove's point, whether or not all this negativity and you and i talked about this before, howard, people do negative ads because they work. if erie starting to talk a couple billion dollars worth of ads, majority being negative, people getting pounded for six months, could it have the effect of depressing turnout? >> yes, absolutely. i think negative ads wo
this is not an election about mitt romney, it's about bill clinton. the killing of unites americans, terrific ad by bill clinton that is not the top issue. it's what is happening to the jobless rates, can people afford a college education and home. we talk about it being six months to the election, the fact is in this period of time in the spring and early summer when attitudes about the candidates get set and harder and harder to change. we saw that in 1996 when the clinton campaign defined...
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. >>> president bill clinton will campaign for president obama in florida. yesterday, on the campus of florida international university, the president urged the young audience to register and vote. he reiterated the message the current president has laid the foundation for economic recovery. >> no one, not me, not anybody else could have completely healed that and built a whole new economy and brought us back to full employment in four years. it has never been done in the history of the world. it could not be done. the test -- so, the test is not whether you think everything is hunky-dorey. if that was it, the president would vote against himself. he know what is the problems are. the test is whether he's taking us in the right direction. the answer to that is yes. yes. if you are looking for the future, i think the president's budget plan is better. it makes the arithmetic test. i think the health care plan is better. i know the higher education plan is better. i know the energy plan is better and i know the economic plan is better. and i know it will not a
. >>> president bill clinton will campaign for president obama in florida. yesterday, on the campus of florida international university, the president urged the young audience to register and vote. he reiterated the message the current president has laid the foundation for economic recovery. >> no one, not me, not anybody else could have completely healed that and built a whole new economy and brought us back to full employment in four years. it has never been done in the history...
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i don't think so. >> nobody can point out the absurdity like bill clinton, krystal? >> he's absolutely amazing and i'm actually hopeful that this one time the lie actually caught up with mitt romney because people in ohio, they actually know what is going on with the auto industry and the lie was so blatant that the local papers have had to run articles about it, not just in the fact checking section but as headline news and that's to me what is so despicable here. he's not just talking about some random political fact that doesn't have a real impact on people's lives. >> right. >> he's trying to scare people about their livelihood and that is disgusting and pathetic and desperate. >> and also raise the hackels of the auto industry and gm themselves, these are lies. it could not have backfired more spectacularly. >> right. and that's the difference between the validaters that are speaking. tuesday is coming and the connective tish is, you have bill clinton there who has a democratic voice and trust on the economy and he had sort of a beat poet thing going on with his
i don't think so. >> nobody can point out the absurdity like bill clinton, krystal? >> he's absolutely amazing and i'm actually hopeful that this one time the lie actually caught up with mitt romney because people in ohio, they actually know what is going on with the auto industry and the lie was so blatant that the local papers have had to run articles about it, not just in the fact checking section but as headline news and that's to me what is so despicable here. he's not just...
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. >> on the question of campaign money, former president bill clinton warned yesterday that republicans have an advantage coming down the stretch. this is some sandbagging we've heard from the democratic side. the president's campaign points out that republicans and their super pacs greatly outweigh president obama and his super pac when it comes to campaign money. here's president clinton. >> i think that the republican super pac and the romney campaign combined will outspend the democrats probably 2.5, 3 to 1 from here on in. assuming the debates are even a draw, i think the president will win. but i think you can't know because of the enormous financial advantage that citizens united gave to these republican super pacs and because of the work they've done and will do on election day to try to reduce the number of young people, first generation immigrants and minorities voting. >> we will talk, by the way, to former president bill clinton tomorrow on "morning joe." the latest politico george washington university poll of registered likely voters shows president obama making gains on m
. >> on the question of campaign money, former president bill clinton warned yesterday that republicans have an advantage coming down the stretch. this is some sandbagging we've heard from the democratic side. the president's campaign points out that republicans and their super pacs greatly outweigh president obama and his super pac when it comes to campaign money. here's president clinton. >> i think that the republican super pac and the romney campaign combined will outspend the...
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that one phrase did a lot in defining bill clinton's second term. where have those bold quotable phrases gone? >> it's a good question. the state of the union address is always are these long laundry list of policies. >> especially bill clinton's. >> he loved that, but the public loved it too. they want to hear from their president directly. what does he want to have happen? the headline language comes from the bold ideas. you had that with george w. bush saying it was an access of evil at one of these state of the union addresses. we haven't heard that from president obama in these speeches. he's been focused on the economic crisis and what he might have a chance to get done with congress. sometimes it's when you're up against an opponent, whether it's the invisibility opponent of your presidential foes or the congress, that clarifies things. i hope we'll hear a strong argument. >> it's fascinating story you have writing some of the most famous words that we have all heard and read. thank you so much. >> my pleasure. >> msnbc will have live coverag
that one phrase did a lot in defining bill clinton's second term. where have those bold quotable phrases gone? >> it's a good question. the state of the union address is always are these long laundry list of policies. >> especially bill clinton's. >> he loved that, but the public loved it too. they want to hear from their president directly. what does he want to have happen? the headline language comes from the bold ideas. you had that with george w. bush saying it was an...
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. >> president obama focused on hurricane sandy and the damage it left, former president bill clinton picking up the slack taking on some extra campaign events on behalf of the president. today president clinton heads to iowa. but during a stop in minneapolis yesterday, he used sandy to sam mitt romney's approach to climate change. >> he ridiculed the president, ridiculed the president for his efforts to fight global warming and economically beneficial ways. he said, oh, you're going to -- [ inaudible ] my n. my part of america, we would have liked it if swoon could have done that yesterday. all up and down the east coast, there are mayors, many of them republicans who are being told you have to move these houses back away from the ocean. you have to lift them up, climate change is going to raise the water levels on a permanent basis. if you want your town insured, you have to do this. in the real world, barack obama's policies work better. >> you'll see much more of president clinton over the next several days. the romney campaign did not respond directly to president clinton's at it
. >> president obama focused on hurricane sandy and the damage it left, former president bill clinton picking up the slack taking on some extra campaign events on behalf of the president. today president clinton heads to iowa. but during a stop in minneapolis yesterday, he used sandy to sam mitt romney's approach to climate change. >> he ridiculed the president, ridiculed the president for his efforts to fight global warming and economically beneficial ways. he said, oh, you're...
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. >>> and bill clinton is talking about being president again. just not here. stay with us. >> i don'tet it, folks. how could romney be behind? e releasing bootlegs of his speeches. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrh.agaloating? one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues th three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. powerful trading tools for all. we put strategies, chains and positions t indathtipresby charles sc. >>we've seen a lot of former president bill clinton these last few months and sometimes it seems like he's missing his old job. it seems as he'starting to ildun president of ireland because of my irish heritage and because i was born in arkansas, which is part of the louisiana purchase, any person anywhe in the world that was born in a place that ve france for six months ch and speak french, you can run for president there. >> ooh-la-la, another run for presidency? but , the frenchules h changed and you need to live there for fiv
. >>> and bill clinton is talking about being president again. just not here. stay with us. >> i don'tet it, folks. how could romney be behind? e releasing bootlegs of his speeches. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrh.agaloating? one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues th three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. powerful trading tools for all. we put...
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same as bill clinton did with newt gingrich. get in the room and make the changes that are needed. >> the president wants to solve the problem. it's what he said in the campaign. it's what he's saying now. we cannot lurch from one crisis to the other. think of all the times tea party republicans and speaker boehner threatened to shut down the government over the debt ceiling. listen, if we are going to have this certainty for businesses to invest and know new jobs are being created we have to get this behind us. >> joining me now, dana millbank and kristina. it's great to have you both here. bob corker said the idea of raising taxes on the top 2% has merit. the question is how much merit it has with speaker boehner and the republican party. where disease it stand? >> we have been hearing more and more encouraging noises. the republicans have taken steps in that right direction. i wouldn't get too mesmerized. there's incentive for them not to strike a deal at least until the last deal. i think you can count on them to do the righ
same as bill clinton did with newt gingrich. get in the room and make the changes that are needed. >> the president wants to solve the problem. it's what he said in the campaign. it's what he's saying now. we cannot lurch from one crisis to the other. think of all the times tea party republicans and speaker boehner threatened to shut down the government over the debt ceiling. listen, if we are going to have this certainty for businesses to invest and know new jobs are being created we...
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. >>> and bill clinton told cnn he can't be president in the u.s. again but he does have other options. clinton says because of his irish heritage, he would be elle runorsint in ireland. since his home state of arkansas was part of the french empire before the louisiana purchase, he could run for president of france. but his french is so bad that he asys "within a week i'd be anhar morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> and now here's your "first look" at how wall street is going to kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,413 after falling 44 points yesterday. the s&p 500 lost eight. nasdaq was down 24. >>> tang aoo a overseas trading this morning in, tokyo, the nikkei gained 43 points, hong kong, the hang seng jumped 234. >>> mixed housing data and unrest in europe extended the s & p's losing streak on wednday. e anriceneme son stey a record amount. however, sales of new homes dipped slightly. and that took a toll on home builders pulte group, kb and beazer. >>> protests in europe like ts one in spain blunted any optimi about the housing market.
. >>> and bill clinton told cnn he can't be president in the u.s. again but he does have other options. clinton says because of his irish heritage, he would be elle runorsint in ireland. since his home state of arkansas was part of the french empire before the louisiana purchase, he could run for president of france. but his french is so bad that he asys "within a week i'd be anhar morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> and now here's your "first...
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and then the friend of about bill clinton who tells "the times" he sometimes cannot keep himself from verbally gaming out another campaign for her whether she wants it or not saying every indication is she would want him to run. a fever pitch hit when bill clinton buddy democratic strategist james carville was asked about the 2016 bid. >> every democrat i know says, god, i hope she runs. the democrats want her to run. i don't just mean a lot of democrats, i mean a whole lot of democrats, like 90% across the country. >> in a gw politico battleground poll out this morning, hillary clinton's favorable rating is at 0%, higher than the president's, higher than vice president biden. she is more popular than the republicans tested who may be laying the groundwork. paul ryan, jeb bush and marco rubio. by the way, newt gingrich said sunday on "meet the press" what makes her such a formidable opponent. >> if the competitor in 2016 will be hillary clinton supported by bill clinton and presumably still relatively popular president barack obama trying to win that will be truly the super bowl and t
and then the friend of about bill clinton who tells "the times" he sometimes cannot keep himself from verbally gaming out another campaign for her whether she wants it or not saying every indication is she would want him to run. a fever pitch hit when bill clinton buddy democratic strategist james carville was asked about the 2016 bid. >> every democrat i know says, god, i hope she runs. the democrats want her to run. i don't just mean a lot of democrats, i mean a whole lot of...
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if their competitor in '16 is going to be hillary clinton and supported by bill clinton and barack obama, trying to win that will be truly the super bowl. the republican party today is incapable of competing at that level. >> strong words. while clinton has dozens of options when she leaves the state department, "the new york times" notes she will have to choose her job carefully until she's ready to decide on the presidential race. quote, the more serious she is about 2016, the less she can do, no frank, seen it all memoir, no clients, commissions or controversial positions that could prove problematic. also get rid of those kay men island bank accounts. no car elevators either. clinton will likely sign on to work with her husband at the clinton foundation for a while and could possibly write a book about her time as secretary of state. >>> speaking of political contenders, there could be a bruising and very entertaining battle just around the corner in new jersey. newark mayor cory booker says he will decide in the next two weeks whether he plans or not plans to challenge governor chri
if their competitor in '16 is going to be hillary clinton and supported by bill clinton and barack obama, trying to win that will be truly the super bowl. the republican party today is incapable of competing at that level. >> strong words. while clinton has dozens of options when she leaves the state department, "the new york times" notes she will have to choose her job carefully until she's ready to decide on the presidential race. quote, the more serious she is about 2016, the...
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a lot of skittish democrats would look to bill clinton as a validator. >> the very first thing bill clinton did with medicare was cut it. and we just got word today from the treasury that it looks like the debt ceiling will ripen right in the middle of january. they're going to need to raise the debt ceiling which means there's going to have to be some kind of deal. >> coming up in the rewrite tonight, we have a new american idiot and he turns out to be of all things, the son of a republican former governor. >>> and like mitt romney, who is also the son of a republican governor, this one likes to make jokes about where president obama was born. america's new biggest idiot is in tonight's rewrite. with the spark cash card from capital one, sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve the most rewards!
a lot of skittish democrats would look to bill clinton as a validator. >> the very first thing bill clinton did with medicare was cut it. and we just got word today from the treasury that it looks like the debt ceiling will ripen right in the middle of january. they're going to need to raise the debt ceiling which means there's going to have to be some kind of deal. >> coming up in the rewrite tonight, we have a new american idiot and he turns out to be of all things, the son of a...
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bill clinton takes to the campaign trail in florida on behalf of president obama with a tried and true message, we feel your pain. how powerful and persuasive is the two-headed presidential monster of clinton and obama? >> the yankees are looking like a team that wants to play
bill clinton takes to the campaign trail in florida on behalf of president obama with a tried and true message, we feel your pain. how powerful and persuasive is the two-headed presidential monster of clinton and obama? >> the yankees are looking like a team that wants to play
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. >> we'll talk wisconsin, and we'll talk bill clinton, but let's start with wisconsin. mitt romney, a lot of attention, casey, has been put on the fact that president obama didn't do a lot in wisconsin. oh, by the way, neither did mitt romney. let's remind people he stayed almost as far away from wisconsin as president obama did. >> he did. he hasn't been to the state since he won the primary there back in april, and you haven't seen the kind of glee from republicans in the last 24 hours and you saw scott walker saying while he's still an underdog while you did say jim mess ina from a governor there to a toss-up. >> i look at it and it kind of looks like pennsylvania. if they won a land lied, 52%-53 of the vote. >> when you talk about toss-ups in the sense -- >> you do toss-up, finger on the scale, you're right. we were talking about wes wiis being truly in play, then the president does have bigger problems elsewhere across the country. >> kelly, the thing that jumps out at me is labor. we've been chronicling the labor demise, if you will, as a political power. they're
. >> we'll talk wisconsin, and we'll talk bill clinton, but let's start with wisconsin. mitt romney, a lot of attention, casey, has been put on the fact that president obama didn't do a lot in wisconsin. oh, by the way, neither did mitt romney. let's remind people he stayed almost as far away from wisconsin as president obama did. >> he did. he hasn't been to the state since he won the primary there back in april, and you haven't seen the kind of glee from republicans in the last 24...
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. >>> well, television ratings from former president bill clinton's speech wednesday night showed he was close to matching the numbers for the cowboys and giants in the nfl season opener, and that doesn't count current tv and pbs. >>> at the democratic convention and outside the arena, there may have been almost as many t-shirts as tweets, including a very popular one showing the president's "this seat is taken" tweet from last week after clint eastwood's speech. >>> and it turns out that as president obama was renominated, the mitt romney campaign tried out a twitter hashtag this week that they're calling #areyoubetteroff, hoping to get complaints about obama. they got about 600 no responses in 24 hours, but in the same period there were three times as many yes responses. about 1,800 people tweeted they were better off than four years ago. and that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> and now, here's your first look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. it was great yesterday. the dow closed at 13,292 after jumping 244 points yesterday. the s&p went up 28, the
. >>> well, television ratings from former president bill clinton's speech wednesday night showed he was close to matching the numbers for the cowboys and giants in the nfl season opener, and that doesn't count current tv and pbs. >>> at the democratic convention and outside the arena, there may have been almost as many t-shirts as tweets, including a very popular one showing the president's "this seat is taken" tweet from last week after clint eastwood's speech....
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here's what bill clinton said on "face the nation" yesterday. >> i just don't know. she's an extraordinarily able person. i never met anybody i thought was a better public servant. but i have no earthly idea what she'll decide to do. >> of course, that's not the first time he's been asked about his wife's presidential aspiration, but it seems like now he's leaving the door slightly more open, if only just a tiny crack. >> we're not kids anymore. i don't have any idea if she'll ever run again. she says she won't. it's up to her, really. i don't think she plans to do it. she wants to come home, get a little rest, do some other things. and she thinks she won't -- if she's told you and everybody else -- that she thinks she'll probably never run for office again. >>> some advice for mitt romney and paul ryan, and it's straight out of her playbook. the former vice presidential nominee told "the weekly standard" they need to go rogue, saying "with so much at stake in this election, both mitt romney and paul ryan should go rogue and not hold back from telling the american pe
here's what bill clinton said on "face the nation" yesterday. >> i just don't know. she's an extraordinarily able person. i never met anybody i thought was a better public servant. but i have no earthly idea what she'll decide to do. >> of course, that's not the first time he's been asked about his wife's presidential aspiration, but it seems like now he's leaving the door slightly more open, if only just a tiny crack. >> we're not kids anymore. i don't have any idea...
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it's former president bill clinton. he's nominated for his book "back to work." my colleague and friend, rachel maddow was nominated for her book "drift." incredible. but i'm disappointed. there's some serious snubs this year. i mean, how did this fellow performer not make the list. ♪ >> that deserved something. and mitt romney's tough year just got tougher. look at this snub. ♪ o beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain ♪ >> and perhaps the biggest snub of all, not justin bieber. i'm talking about this one. ♪ i am so in love with you >> and he's at it again tonight. after lighting the national christmas tree, he had some
it's former president bill clinton. he's nominated for his book "back to work." my colleague and friend, rachel maddow was nominated for her book "drift." incredible. but i'm disappointed. there's some serious snubs this year. i mean, how did this fellow performer not make the list. ♪ >> that deserved something. and mitt romney's tough year just got tougher. look at this snub. ♪ o beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain ♪ ♪ for purple mountains...
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and this week former president bill clinton begins stumping for the obama campaign throughout the state of florida. that's where president obama spent his weekend, keeping the conversation away from friday's poor jobs report. instead telling seniors they would pay more for their health care under the medicare plan offered by his opponent. mitt romney spent sunday doing debate prep at his campaign headquarters in boston, but the republican nominee also raised some eyebrows with a comment he made about the president's health care law. romney has long vowed to repeal and replace it if elected. but during the interview, david gregory yesterday on "meet the press," he appeared to be more accepting to some parts of president obama's law. >> i say we're going to replace obamacare, and i'm replacing it with my own plan. and you know, even in massachusetts where i was governor, our plan there deals with preexisting conditions and with young people. >> so you keep that as part of the federal plan? >> i'm not getting rid of all of health care reform. of course there are a number of things that i l
and this week former president bill clinton begins stumping for the obama campaign throughout the state of florida. that's where president obama spent his weekend, keeping the conversation away from friday's poor jobs report. instead telling seniors they would pay more for their health care under the medicare plan offered by his opponent. mitt romney spent sunday doing debate prep at his campaign headquarters in boston, but the republican nominee also raised some eyebrows with a comment he made...
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. >> and bill clinton, back in the first gingrich surge was trying to correct the record on that. but being grandiose has not been a problem for newt. let us not for get that his ethics problems hit, on stepping down in 1998 after democrats picked up seats he said i'm willing to lead, but i'm not willing to preside over people that are canibales >> that shows how much republicans hated him. once they turned on him, they were willing to reprimand him. it was more about how unpopular in his own caucus. >> he would never admit that he was unpopular in his caucus, he said i resigned for the good of the part to which ron paul said this. >> frankly, he did not run for speaker two years later, he did not have the votes, that was what the problem was this idea that he was going to punish himself because he did not do well in the election that was not what it was. >> a telling moment. >> it was not just the ethics stuff, he was poison in a margin district in those years, you can look in this region, he wiped out the republican party in the northeast. you had nancy johnson reading the ethic
. >> and bill clinton, back in the first gingrich surge was trying to correct the record on that. but being grandiose has not been a problem for newt. let us not for get that his ethics problems hit, on stepping down in 1998 after democrats picked up seats he said i'm willing to lead, but i'm not willing to preside over people that are canibales >> that shows how much republicans hated him. once they turned on him, they were willing to reprimand him. it was more about how unpopular...
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>> let me hard back to when bill clinton apparently said, according to politico. that romney, it's easy to attack him as a flip-flopper. that has been done and he has offered ample material. what could really hurt him the most would be the image of being the severe conservative that he tried to describe himself as, appealing to his base. i think that clinton is on to something. he has a pretty good ear for what's going on in middle america. a lot of american find his being a flip-flopper to their advantage. that maybe he isn't that hard core and maybe he'll flip-flop into my direction. that's the kind of thing a politician vants voters to think. for mitt romney, he still has that dilemma of appealing to that hard core conservative base while trying to reach the swing voters who like flip-floppers. >> indeed. clarence page, richard wolffe, mia-malika. thank you all. >>> the last quarter was the best quarter we've had in six years in job creation. the last quarter was the best quarter we've had on manufacturing in two decades. >> he says, well, look, things are gett
>> let me hard back to when bill clinton apparently said, according to politico. that romney, it's easy to attack him as a flip-flopper. that has been done and he has offered ample material. what could really hurt him the most would be the image of being the severe conservative that he tried to describe himself as, appealing to his base. i think that clinton is on to something. he has a pretty good ear for what's going on in middle america. a lot of american find his being a flip-flopper...
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you can attribute a lot to bill clinton, because a big portion of the speech that wednesday night was you are better off. you might not feel it right now, but you definitely will feel it if you re-elect president obama. but still these aren't great numb numbers for frez obama. 41% thinks thing are worse off. bottom line, they're better for president obama on this number, and you do see the bounce. >> governor romney has done this interview with fox news. he's expected to answer more questions on this 47% comment. garrett haake was on earlier, and behind the scenes the governor's team seems to believe they can wait this out. if their hope comes true, it will blow over and die down. that's remarkable you have so many right now perhaps online or even on fact checkers pages, looking at the numbers, who the governor was referring to in that remark. who are these people as you refer to that don't pay taxes and looking for food and housing and health care? >> ieven if it's the romney campaign's best scenario, this blows away in a week or two, this is another loss for the campaign. we have se
you can attribute a lot to bill clinton, because a big portion of the speech that wednesday night was you are better off. you might not feel it right now, but you definitely will feel it if you re-elect president obama. but still these aren't great numb numbers for frez obama. 41% thinks thing are worse off. bottom line, they're better for president obama on this number, and you do see the bounce. >> governor romney has done this interview with fox news. he's expected to answer more...
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bush, the first president bush, was very highly rated on foreign policy and lost to bill clinton. it appears that people think the economy is getting better. in that circumstance, i think it helps obama. this the first election, really, since the 1960s when the democrats -- the democratic presidential candidate seems to have a decisive advantage on foreign policy. some of that is a reaction against the iraq war and the second president bush's foreign policy. i think on balance people think obama is a pragmatist on foreign policy. he's prudent like the first president bush, and they kind of like that. so i think it's an advantage for him, again, assuming the economy stays on track. >> great to see both of you. thank you. >>> some new diplomatic problems. chen wants to fly to the u.s. with his family. chinese officials are complaining about interference. we'll keep you posted on details. after a morning of walk-ups, it's back to more pain, back to more pills. the evening showings bring more pain and more pills. sealing the deal... when, hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. it ca
bush, the first president bush, was very highly rated on foreign policy and lost to bill clinton. it appears that people think the economy is getting better. in that circumstance, i think it helps obama. this the first election, really, since the 1960s when the democrats -- the democratic presidential candidate seems to have a decisive advantage on foreign policy. some of that is a reaction against the iraq war and the second president bush's foreign policy. i think on balance people think...
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here comes bill clinton. he was at oxford during the vietnam war and participating in protests over there. george bush sr. on the campaign trail and the republicans started to play this up and coming close to questioning the patriotism of xwlibill clinton. bush brought it up and they went to clinton for a response. they think it can work here again. this is when we learned what a great and masterful communicator bill clinton is. this is how he handled it. >> i honor your service in world war ii. i honor mr. perot's service in the uniform and the service of any man and women who served, including admiral who is your chairman of the joint chiefs supporting me. when joe mccarthy went around this country attacking people's patriotism, he was wrong. he was wrong. and a senator from connecticut stood up to him named prescott bush, your father was right to stand up to joe mccarthy. you are wrong to attack my patriotism. i was opposed to the war, but i loved my country. we need a president who will bring this country
here comes bill clinton. he was at oxford during the vietnam war and participating in protests over there. george bush sr. on the campaign trail and the republicans started to play this up and coming close to questioning the patriotism of xwlibill clinton. bush brought it up and they went to clinton for a response. they think it can work here again. this is when we learned what a great and masterful communicator bill clinton is. this is how he handled it. >> i honor your service in world...
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he also endorsed -- he also endorsed the bill clinton tax structure. >> absolutely. thank you so much for joining us. coming up, what happens after a colorado con gresman is caught saying the president is not an american? and the republicans think they have a perfect target for their attacks in 2012. joe biden. joe biden? and later when shawn hanity decided to attack the president he picked the wrong guest to do it with. ters, a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 dusters extender can clean hard to reach places in less time. swiffer. great clean in less time. or your money back. she would help her child. no. no no no no no. mommy's here [ male announcer ] with everything. but instead she gives him capri sun super-v. with one combined serving of fruits and vegetables. new capri sun super-v. >> the congressman who told constituants just what they wanted to hear about the president is now hearing it from reporters. one reporter caught him and what the congressman said that you will have to hear
he also endorsed -- he also endorsed the bill clinton tax structure. >> absolutely. thank you so much for joining us. coming up, what happens after a colorado con gresman is caught saying the president is not an american? and the republicans think they have a perfect target for their attacks in 2012. joe biden. joe biden? and later when shawn hanity decided to attack the president he picked the wrong guest to do it with. ters, a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. [ female...
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that was bill clinton's point so well-made at the democratic convention. mitt romney is setting up a d dichotomy that doesn't exist, but even if existed he's the worst advocate that you can imagine. he's not a good candidate, and his whole life and times we speak in some respects that the cold-hearted end of the free market system. >> howard, i want to play another clip from "60 minutes," that interview with president obama and have you comment on it. let's take a look. >> i'm pretty certain that there are going to be bumps in the road because, you know, in a lot of these places the one organizing principle has islam. the one part of society that hasn't been chroontrolled completely by the government. >> howard, republicans are jumping on various gaffes obama has made from calling the attacks in benghazi bumps in the road to hedging on whether egypt san ally, to demoting israel as merely one of our allies to speaking at the u.n. and not meeting with my diplomats, which chuck todd called odd this morning. tell me. i want someone that i trust like you, howar
that was bill clinton's point so well-made at the democratic convention. mitt romney is setting up a d dichotomy that doesn't exist, but even if existed he's the worst advocate that you can imagine. he's not a good candidate, and his whole life and times we speak in some respects that the cold-hearted end of the free market system. >> howard, i want to play another clip from "60 minutes," that interview with president obama and have you comment on it. let's take a look. >>...
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just like bill clinton overplayed his hand in 1993 and 1994. and elected guys like me. you know, the tea party is really more of the same. the tea party is a combination of what elected means in '94, which is a combination of very conservative republicans, and perot supporters. i spent more time in '93 and '94 going to united we stand meetings, which the perot group which survived ross perot's very shaky campaign, and i knew that sort of the wine and cheese republicans, the establishment republicans, would never vote for me but they also knew that i would get enough of what really was then sort of the tea party contingent. you know, the party plus the independents that supported perot. to put me over the top. and it did. >> can i ask you, you brought up something that this just popped to mind. with your father being who he is in the carter administration, you being a democrat, you've got these two brothers, one of whom works for mitt romney. >> right. >> what in the world is thanksgiving dinner like around your table? >> we've had some bad ones. but we talk about -- >>
just like bill clinton overplayed his hand in 1993 and 1994. and elected guys like me. you know, the tea party is really more of the same. the tea party is a combination of what elected means in '94, which is a combination of very conservative republicans, and perot supporters. i spent more time in '93 and '94 going to united we stand meetings, which the perot group which survived ross perot's very shaky campaign, and i knew that sort of the wine and cheese republicans, the establishment...
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. >> president obama says this of bill clinton in the interview. we also muddies up the we also muddies up the political narrative to sum how blame my poll says that the previous can point that out in -- that were powerful. >> no president, no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all of the damage that he found in just four years. years. >> he is the only man that you can make a statement like that from credits -- >> one of the things that he loved the speech. paul ryan voted 91% of the time. mitt romney doesn't have a growth plan and then you compare it are president. clinton was the master of cutting deficits. >> thank you both. >> coming up. mitt romney's idea of leadership is running away from those who think that rape pregnancies that god intended to happen. he used a word that i can't use that the president used. we are not sure where the profanity line. i'm going to use it when the time comes and in the rewrite the most powerful ceos have a message -- that is coming up. a hybrid? most are just no fu
. >> president obama says this of bill clinton in the interview. we also muddies up the we also muddies up the political narrative to sum how blame my poll says that the previous can point that out in -- that were powerful. >> no president, no president, not me, not any of my predecessors, no one could have fully repaired all of the damage that he found in just four years. years. >> he is the only man that you can make a statement like that from credits -- >> one of the...
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bill clinton thinks he knows the answer. >> higher education cannot be a luxury. >> mitt romney and president obama continue to chris cross. >> don't expect the government to forgive the debt that you take on. >> president obama's not really going to run on his record. he's going to run on mitt romney. >> president obama's campaign whisperer. >> former president bill clinton. >> the political master himself. >> working as something as a campaign whisperer. >> they take his advice. >> suggesting he abandon the line that romney has no core. >> it's bill clinton who's been urging the obama campaign -- >> depict him, as he likes to call himself, severely conservative. >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> everyone thought he was going to pivot to the center. >> severely conservative. >> i don't think he's going to, because he has no choice. >> romney is too extreme, he's too right wing. >> severely conservative. >> what's his team doing? it's ridiculous. >> that's all you've got? >> let's talk about the vice presidential running mate. >> no one wants to be romney's vp. >> i wou
bill clinton thinks he knows the answer. >> higher education cannot be a luxury. >> mitt romney and president obama continue to chris cross. >> don't expect the government to forgive the debt that you take on. >> president obama's not really going to run on his record. he's going to run on mitt romney. >> president obama's campaign whisperer. >> former president bill clinton. >> the political master himself. >> working as something as a campaign...